• PanAmSat Licensee Corporation requested special temporary authority (STA) for to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand (TT&C) operations necessary to drift Intelsat-2 from 169.10 degrees east longitude (EL) to 157.0 degrees EL and to operate it at that location using conventional C and Ku-bands. The STA is requested for 90 days, starting June 25, 2010.

The FAA’s current rules and proposed ban on flight over people, requirement of visual line of sight and restriction on nighttime flying, effectively prohibit broadcasters from using UAS for newsgathering. ~ WMUR-TV General Manager Jeff Bartlett